The story of a philosopher dog and his race car-driving owner, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” beat Jamie Ford’s “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” and Rebecca Skloot’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” to win online voters’ approval as the must-read tome of the fall.

The Denver Public Library will circulate 1,100 copies of “The Art of Racing in the Rain” through its system, and the Library reports that 500 of those copies have already been reserved by One Book, One Denver enthusiasts since the candidates were announced the first week of June.

Full details of the contest and its related cultural events are below in the City’s press release.